Bed evolution
I was told (by a much more experienced vegetable grower) that it would take around five years for the farm to feel like a Farm. By Farm, he meant an operation that, well, operates, as opposed to undergoing constant change in how things are done and what tools are used, all the while plagued with […]
Another winter; tree permanence
It’s been an odd season here on the farm — I spent much of the last few months holed up in our basement workshop with our old wood stove fired up, working on one project or another, and waiting for “real” winter to come. And now, here I am, sitting down to write this update, […]
On winter
In theory, fall and winter are quieter seasons…and yet, our life on the farm continues to flow from one impatiently waiting task to another. The completed greenhouse is now a whopping 96 feet long, a size that far exceeds my current and near future production requirements (this is what happens when you find great deals […]